** Shares of copper miners fall, tracking a decline in prices of the red metal MET/L

** Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on London Metal Exchange down 0.5% to $9,815/metric ton

** Copper prices fell as President Donald Trump said the United States was close to finalizing several trade pacts in the coming days

** U.S.-listed shares of global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N and BHP Group BHP.N down 1.1% each

** Copper miners Southern Copper SCCO.N and Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N down 1.3% each

** U.S.-listed shares of Canadian miners Hudbay Minerals HBM.N and Ero Copper ERO.N down 2.1% and 4.2%, respectively

(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)

((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))